C. N. H. Lock

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Christopher Noel Hunter Lock (21 December 1894 – 27 March 1949) was a British aerodynamicist, after whom the Lock number is named.[1][2]

Biography

Lock was born at Herschel House, Cambridge, the youngest son of John Bascombe Lock (18 March 1849 – 8 September 1921) who was bursar of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,[3] and Emily née Baily.[4] His brother was Robert Heath Lock. Lock was a Scholar at Charterhouse School, and in 1912 was awarded a Major Scholarship at Gonville and Caius College,[5] where he was the only b* wrangler of 1917.[6] He took his BA in 1917, won a Smith's Prize in 1919, and became a fellow of Caius College in 1920.[4][5]

He was a member of the

profile drag, and investigated the effect of sweepback at high Mach numbers.[5]

He was a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Physical Society.[9] He was a member of various committees of the Aeronautical Research Council.[5]

Personal life

Lock married Lilian Mary née Gillman (1886/7–7 Oct 1966, aged 79) on 26 April 1924, at St Leonard's Church, Streatham.[10] They had two sons, Robert Christopher (Robin) Lock (14 Aug 1925–19 March 1992) and John Michael Lock (25 Oct 1926–2 March 2002),[4] who were both research students at Gonville & Caius.[5]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-557-09044-0
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  2. ISBN 978-0-486-13182-5
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  3. ISBN 978-1-108-03614-6
    . Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Beamish, David (8 April 2004). "The Lock family of Dorchester, Dorset, Version 3.04" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Fage, A (December 1949). "Obituary Notices: C. N. H. Lock". Proceedings of the Physical Society, Section A. 62 (12): 831–832. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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    ISBN 978-1-4704-1469-6
    . Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. S2CID 162385944
    . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. S2CID 72595623
    . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ^ David, Thomas Rhodri Vivian. British Scientists and Soldiers in the First World War (with special reference to ballistics and chemical warfare) (PDF). Imperial College London. p. 338. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  10. ^ Beamish, David (9 April 2004). "Transcript of Lock entries from the digital archive of The Times prior to 1985" (PDF). Retrieved 3 May 2022.

External links

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